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Helsinki is actively bolstering its international reputation together with local companies in the technology sector. A new marketing campaign is being launched in September to test what type of image could attract international talent to move permanently to Helsinki.

Google has opened a learning space open to all and free of charge at Kluuvikatu 5 in central Helsinki. Google Digital Garage focuses on digital skills training for jobseekers, students, entrepreneurs, children and families.

Helsinki has hosted an important tourism industry event, the annual meeting of the international World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) network. The event attracted about 500 international participants. A large share of them were Chinese.

Finnish startup campus Maria 01, owned by the owners of the Nordic’s biggest startup conference Slush, City of Helsinki and The Finnish Enterprise Agencies, has begun the expansion to become Europe’s largest growth company campus.

A new home for Extended Reality, Helsinki XR Center (HXRC), opened in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki in the spring of 2019. HXRC celebrates its Grand Opening on Thursday, 5 September. The jewel of HXRC is still under construction: this will be XR Showroom, a demonstration stage that presents to the world the fruits of Finnish XR expertise.